Aaron started out 6th in the feature and an early incident left a few cars scrambling while Aaron avoided the mess and jumped into 2nd. #22 was in first and Aaron began to pursue him. I remember thinking that Aaron could catch up to him but they seemed to be going close to the same speed. Meanwhile #33 was caught up in the mess so he had to work his way up to Aaron and the #22 car. With just a few laps left #33 caught up to Aaron and passed him. Aaron was trying to pass the #33 and found a small opening on the inside on the last turn of the last lap. Coming out of that last turn, Aaron accidentally bumped into #33 and got him loose. Aaron let off to make sure #33 had room and he was able to straighten himself out. Aaron then went to the outside of him after the checkered flag and ended putting himself into the wall. Aaron is fine but the car is getting worked on so he won't be racing this weekend.
After the towtruck dropped Aaron and the car off at the pitslab, Aaron wanted to apologize to #33 so we asked an official to escort us down to #33's pitslab. Elko officials want us to bring them along to keep things calm. #33 wasn't at his pitslab so we went up into the grand stands to watch the rest of the races.
At the end of the night we handed out candy, toys and literature to the racefans and then went down to ask an official to escort us down to the #33's pitslab. However, when we got down there, the #33 and his wife were already down there waiting while the officials were having a discussion about the incident. After a long wait, we finally were able to talk to the race director and he said he didn't see what happened after the checkered flag but he did see Aaron get into the #33 on the last turn. He has dealt with these issues many times over the years and said the best thing to do is to wait a week and then we can all talk it out and that things like this usually work themselves out. Aaron really wanted to apologize but I guess we'll have to wait. Although Aaron didn't hit him intentionally, he knows that the godly thing to do is to apologize.
Even though Aaron won't be racing this weekend we will be at the races so Aaron can have his meeting with the officials and #33. Please pray that it goes well. It's really hard because we really like #33 and his wife. Also, please pray for wisdom. Aaron is thinking about racing a different division.
Some good news for people 62 and older: Tickets to Elko Speedway are now only $5 for regular race nights and $10 for special events (Eve of Destruction, ASA Midwest Tour, Dirt Nationals, etc).
This Saturday night should be a great race for the late models! There's a 93 lap race in memory of Dan Ryan Sr, a former racer and father of 2 current racers. Dan Sr lost his life to ALS this past January and is deeply missed at Elko Speedway. visit http://araceworthwinning.org/.Also, here's a neat story about Dan Ryan Sr: http://araceworthwinning.org/News/LosingALegend.htm
Michelle
3 comments:
well if you all are god fearing people like you want us to believe then why did Aron try to take out the 33 car when he clearly had passed Aron cleanly and with respect and in return Aron had to run into the 33 car not once but three times. So as for most of us that were there, we will pray for Aron to not be such a hack!!!!!
My comment to your post would be that maybe you should take a moment to pray to god to give you the wisdom to wake up to the fact that the #33 had nothing to do with the wreck of #58 as I have seen a video of that race as my brother follows your class and it clearly shows that #58 headed right for the #33 after the start finish line. If Aaron can't handle the heat then maybe he should stay away from the fire and look for a new hobby all together.
Thank you for your comments! I (Michelle) actually talked with #33's wife on Saturday and I then told Aaron about our conversation. Now I have to say that God did give Aaron wisdom on Sunday. He thought through the end of the race and now admits that #33 DID NOT retaliate. I have modified the blog posting so that it does not put any blame on #33 and only puts the blame on Aaron. The purpose of the posting on Friday was not to say anything bad about #33. It was focused on what Aaron did wrong in the first place. Now he knows that he wrecked himself after the checkered. Aaron did not try to take out #33. He made a bad decision and put his car where he shouldn't have. He has written an apology to #33 and I will be showing these comments to Aaron. Please pray that Aaron will learn from this situation and that he will work on becoming a better driver. I know #33 is a great driver and I told that to his wife. I also told his wife that I'm always suprised when some of the other drivers aren't mad at him after a race. Aaron is too aggressive of a driver and does not always make the best decisions but he has been working on patience. He obviously has more to learn. Thanks again! Michelle
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